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This morning we found out that the 2012 Washington Nationals will have Natitude. Coincidentially, Federal Baseball posted about Jayson Werth and his hopes of rebounding while highlighting his views on the 2-game winning streaks and Teddy never winning. We can’t forget the time Werth staged a Bull Moose Party coup with the President’s Race. That [...]

Jayson Werth has been critical of the Washington Nationals Presidents Race on several occasions and has begun taking matters into his own hand to try a and Let Teddy Win.
Werth’s saying the right things (according to The Wash. Times):

Here’s what the right fielder had to say after the game — including perhaps the first [...]

The Washington Nationals are just teasing me now. Yesterday, the swept both games of a day-night doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies. The season series is knotted at 8 with 2 games to play — The Cheesesteak/Half-Smoke Challenge is going to the wire this year! There is still no chance the Nats win the next two [...]

What the Nationals have to play for against the Phillies – The Post
With 4 games against the Philadelphia Phillies left this season, the Washington Nationals trail in the series 6-8. The Nats have to sweep to take the season series and most importantly, win the Cheesesteak/Half-Smoke Challenge for me for the second time. You have [...]

After winning Friday night in the bottom of the 11th and then getting blown out Saturday, the Washington Nationals beat the Houston Astros on Sunday to win the series. The a third inning barrage of back-to-back-to-back home runs (Ian Desmond, Rick Ankiel, Ryan Zimmerman) off of Henry Sosa* highlighted the game:

The would go on to [...]

The Houston Astros’ Lucas Harrell did the safest thing they could do when Washington Nationals 3B Ryan Zimmerman came up to bat in bottom of the 11th inning. He walked him. Better to give Zimmerman one base rather than let him take all four as he has some many times — he earned the nickname [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The rain that had people tubing down US 29/50 in Fairfax was playing havoc with the Washington Nationals. Two days earlier, they somehow got Stephen Strasburg’s start in against the Los Angeles Dodgers, but lost after a rain delay. The previous day’s game was postponed until yesterday as part of a doubleheader. [...]

Due to yesterday’s rainout, the Washington Nationals split a series with the Philadelphia Phillies. Um, yay? Friday night ¡LIVAN! was awesome going 6 2/3 inning and getting 2 hits (mlb.com video). Saturday night, well at least John Lannan made a great play in an otherwise debacle of a ball game (mlb.com video), an 11-3 loss [...]

Last night, the Washington Nationals got ahead of the Chicago Cubs in the first inning, but as seems to be the case whenever they get the early lead, the lost. The bright spots: Ryan Zimmerman extended his hitting streak to 18 games and Jayson Werth homered to left. Not so brights spots: Ross Detwiler solidified [...]

Nationals vs. Astros: Jayson Werth breaks slump, but Houston prevails in extra innings – The Post
Yesterday, apropos of nothing, Jayson Werth said the Washington Nationals could make the playoffs in 2011. This was after they lost two and a row and a series to the Houston Astros, the worst team in the majors. Three one-run [...]